In my lectures and conversations, I am often asked for signs of hope in the face of the global challenges and devastation of our time. Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in over 100 villages in several African countries gives me hope. Dr. …

Since 1989, the Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes environmental defenders and change makers. The 2022 Goldman Prize winners provide us with inspiring examples of leaders making a difference, working to restore, rebuild, and regenerate our world. This year’s winners are using a wide array of tools including lawsuits and divestment to…

How can business promote the UN Global Goals, and thereby combat hunger while promoting equity, livable cities, and clean oceans? The Meaningful Business 100 offers us a wide range of practices that change lives, cities, countries, and sectors. Their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals are inspiring and groundbreaking…

October 12, 2021 BY DEBORAH LEIPZIGER The world has lost a pioneer in human rights and business. John Ruggie was the driving force behind the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the architect of the UN Global Compact, which helped the United Nations win the Nobel Prize…

June 2021 In the pandemic, we have learned the importance of community, both in person and virtual. We have learned the power of the collective to create change. Here are several leaders, some of whom are social entrepreneurs and innovators, who are providing support and relief to communities in need…

DECEMBER 1, 2020 BY DEBORAH LEIPZIGER This week the Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded to six leaders from around the world, each of whom has fought and won a battle to address environmental issues, from combatting coal and single use plastics to protecting biodiversity. Two hundred people from over 90…

Ten Ways to Address Systemic Racism in Companies By Deborah Leipziger Winston Churchill advised that one should “never let a good crisis go to waste.” So as the world takes to the streets to protest racist systems, what can we do as board members and as companies? …

Imagine it is 2040. We have achieved the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We have ended hunger and poverty and achieved gender equality. Everyone has access to clean water and sanitation. We have created a sustainable society and you have helped to forge a sustainable company. What would a sustainable…